Comelec: Proclamation today a ‘pretty sure bet’home/News/Headlines/Comelec: Proclamation today a ‘pretty sure bet’Winners of the May 13 senatorial race will be named today, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said, rejecting calls for a partial proclamation with over 1.5 million votes left to be tallied. “I think at this point, it is a pretty sure bet that we are going to have the proclamation [on May 21],” Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said in a briefing on Monday. “All indications point to proclamation tomorrow (today) and in fact we are preparing as if it were tomorrow just to be on the safe side,” he added. Rounding out the top 6, who will receive full six-year terms, were former Sen. Pilar Juliana “Pia” Cayetano (19,635,429), dela Rosa (18,805,707), and reelectionist Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara (18,043,450). “We are not just preparing security-wise, we are also preparing space for him and his entourage on the floor for tomorrow (today),” Jimenez said.

Source: Manila Times May 20, 2019 16:16 UTC